Shoot Review: Bauhaus Mirage StudioPro Reviewer: S.D. Katz
Sometimes it takes time for software to find its identity. Bauhaus Software's Mirage began life at French-based TecSoft as an Amiga paint and compositing program first called TVPaint, and then was re-branded by NewTek as Aura...
Review: Avid Media Composer 2.5 By S. D. Katz
If you are looking for a large workgroup solution for a cable station, news department, or other high- volume operation, Avid is the industry standard...
Bird Cam By Michael Goldman
The upcoming documentary Raptor Force, part of the PBS Nature series, features footage captured using miniature cameras mounted on large hawks as they...
Clint Goes Digital By Michael Goldman
Clint Eastwood's reputation for economical, straightforward filmmaking is a bit out of date at least in the opinion of Clint Eastwood. During a recent...
Exterior. Day. [Electric] Car Chase. By Darroch Greer
This year, the UCLA Institute of the Environment focused its ninth annual report on the film and television industry (FTI), comparing it to five other...
Edit Expertise: Test Drive: HP xw8400 By Jan Ozer
When testing multiple-processor computers, the phrase to remember is, A woman can have a baby in nine months, but nine women can't have a baby in one...
Vanguard Awards 2006 By Trevor Boyer
As high-definition video pushes into the mainstream of professional production, our annual Vanguard Awards reflect its progress. Last year, the Vanguards...
Shoot Review: E frontier Poser 7 Reviewer: S.D. Katz
Poser is the 3D figure manipulation program originally designed as a digital mannequin for illustrators and artists when it debuted in the mid-'90s. At the time, Poser was a very simple, artist-friendly tool that made 3D accessible to artists overwhelmed by NewTek LightWave...
Shoot Review: Wacom Cintiq 21UX Reviewer: S.D. Katz
I‘ve used Wacom tablets for more than a decade, but only as an adjunct to paper; while I have storyboarded using the Wacom, it is usually for the inking stage. Many artists, however, have completely switched to tablet drawing and painting in their work...
Shoot Review: E-on Vue 5 Infinite Reviewer: S.D. Katz
This is my third review of E-on Software's Vue 5 Infinite landscape-generation software, and it's the review I've been looking forward to writing. It's a coming-of-age story about a promising hobbyist's...